Kara Wilkes

Kara Wilkes is an interdisciplinary choreographer, educator, dancer, visual artist, and filmmaker with about twenty years of professional dance experience. Her background includes classical and contemporary ballet, and she has performed works by many well-known choreographers. She holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University, where her research centered on inherited trauma, addiction, and healing. She is a 2026 resident at Surel's Place in Boise, Idaho, where she will continue her piece Sycamore.